Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen mock McLaren’s costly Canadian GP tyre gamble

Max Verstappen laughs at McLaren's failed strategy gamble

McLaren was the only frontrunning team to start Sunday's Canadian GP on the intermediate tyre

Montreal Mayhem: McLaren Blinks, Verstappen Says 'Thank You'

Montreal served up that sneaky sprinkle where tyres are either genius or “oh no,” and two minutes later everyone’s a weather guru; one camp hugged the green stripes, another dared to go slick, and suddenly Max’s radio sounded like someone opening a free gift 🌧️😏. There was a blink-and-you-miss-it lead, a scramble to the pits, and extra formation laps that turned the track into a hair dryer—perfect if you love chaos, cheeky one-liners, and stra…

Max Verstappen's 'great call' jab at McLaren as strategy disaster benefits Red Bull

Max Verstappen has jabbed at McLaren's "great call" to start the Canadian GP on inters, after all, it handed him two free positions.

McLaren Defends Intermediate Tyre Call That Hurt Canadian GP Result

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has spoken publicly about the decision to start both cars on intermediate tyres at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Light rain fell across Circuit Gilles Villeneuve throughout the morning of race day, but conditions improved significantly ahead of the scheduled 4pm local start time. The vast majority of...

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen mock McLaren’s costly Canadian GP tyre gamble

McLaren’s disastrous strategy call at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix may have been analysed endlessly on the pit wall, but perhaps the most telling reaction came away from the race engineers — in the cooldown room. As Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen waited for race winner Kimi Antonelli ahead of the podium ceremony, footage of the chaotic Montreal start played on the screen. Watching Lando Norris launch aggressively off the line on intermediate …